Heel



July 27,1926. 1,594,162

' M. A. FEINSTEIN v HEEL Filed Oct. 5 1925 A TTORN E YS.

Patented 1926 xonnrs ENDFFIQCE"; k

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Application filed October 5, -1a2' 8er1a1' m. 60,468. i

It is an object of the invention to provide a'heel of the characterspecified where'a' rubber lift is secured to the heel in such mannerthat during wear the covering of the heel is not displaced or shifted,thereby retaining the finished and neat a pearance of the heelthroughout the use 0 the .shoe to which the heel is secured.

. A further object aims at providing means for permitting a rubber liftto be secured to a covered wooden heel so that the junction of the heelat the lift is secure against the entrance of foreign substances.

A still further object aims at providing comparatively inexpensive meansfor preventing forel substances from entering the junction lie a tween awooden heel and the rubber lift attached thereto.

With these and other equally important objects in view the inventioncomprises the means described in the following specification,particularlypointed out in the claims forming a' part thereof, andillustrated in the accompanying-drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is partly section, partly side view v of a wooden heelconstructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail section.

As well known, wooden heels used for ladies shoes are covered withsatin, soft leather or other pliable material adaptedlto give the heel afinished and neat appearance.

Such coverin surrounds the entire heel, but a small strip overlaps theedges of the heel bottom and is secured thereto by glueing-or in anyother preferred or approved manner. In securing a rubber lift to'theheel in the ordinary manner such as by nails, the resilienc of therubber transmits certain strains an thrusts onto the bottom, causing adislocation of the covering fastened to the heel bottom. In addition,foreign' matter can easily enter between the heel and the lift therebyeventually'loosening the lift.

-indicated by 13, which comprises a rubber or rubber composition'towhich is embodiment of the; invention,

In accordance with my resent invention,

these difficulties are entire y obviated.

Referring to Fig. 1, 1 0 desi ates a wooden heel which is covered b aayer offabricor leather 11 and which mtimatelyhugs the heel andcompletely conforms to the contour thereof. The fabric 11 is drawnaround the bottom edges of the heel and terminates adjacent thereto asindicated at 12. To.this heel is .secured a composite lift generally ift14 of vulcanized a thin disk of fiber 15. The composite lift 13 issecured to theheel by nails (not shown) or in any other approved orpreferred manner. When so secured the lift '13 slightly protrudesbeyond'tho thickness of the heeland the heel is then out down to conformto the cross section of the heel. Subsequently the heel 'is subjected toa bufiing operation which causes a compression of the fiber disk at theedge and a slight spreading of the same as indicated at 16. Thisspreading of the fiber disk entails a sealing effect at the junctionofthev rubber lift and the heel bottom thereby'efliciently preventingforeign substances from wedging between the heel and the lift. i Fromthe foregoing follows that the composite liftainsures 'suflicientresiliency dur- 1n vies rigidity at the-heel bottom to prevent theimproved heel effectively obviates' 'the ossibility of foreignsubstances wedging etween the heel and the lift. "Whilethe drawingdiscloses a preferred I various changes and alterations may be madewithout departing from the purview of the invention. I, therefore, donot limit myself to the-details of construction, as shown, nor to thematerials used, but include all changes walking and at the same timepro-' dislocation of the covering. Furthermore,

and variations constituting departures withe.

in'the sco e of the invention as defined in the appen ed claims;

"I claim: v

A heel, including a body portion, a covering therefor drawn around thebottom edges ofsaid body. portion, a'resilient lift secured to said bodyportion, and a compressible member interposed between said'lift and saidbody portion having an upset outer edge for preventing displacement ofsaid covering on 5 the heel bottom during wear and sealing the junctionbetween said lift and said body portion, said upsetting being eflectedduring the compression of the protruding ortion of the compressiblemember durin t e bufiing operation towhich the assem led heel is sub-' 1jected to.

In wltness whereof'I ziflix my signature.

MORRIS A. FEINSTEIN.

